Untitled (as of yet) 48 x 36" diptych

Here is what I worked on through the end of May and early June. I finally really sanded down Darwin's finches sending buttons and beads flying from under the undulating power sander. It was sort of gleeful. I laid down a good medium toned gesso and am developing good contrast in this piece right from the start. The starlings were chosen for their notorious ubiquity returning to an idea that I like found in Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek - the darker side of fecundity.

Getting some rust out

This painting came to a screeching halt and was in dire need of feedback which it received today at the Joy St Studio critique. I think I had become too timid; and some of the simple ideas put forward really got me making choices again. I've introduced some larger compositional elements and am working on bringing up the contrast in my palette.

Online advertisement for the Newton Free Library Show

I have been painting in the studio. It's just that so many other things are also happening in my life right now. I did find that the Newton Free Library has posted an image and information for my upcoming solo show in August. Check it out.


Calendar of Events

August 2009 Art Exhibits
GALLERY / AUGUST
Gallery: Flutter by Claudine Metrick, August 4-30Reception Thursday, August 6, 7:00 pm
Image by C. Metrick
Claudine Metrick’s paintings and ink drawings use conventions of both western and eastern sacred art. The Flutter series incorporates images of birds on wood panels with precious materials, including beads and food to evoke opulence and reference avian habits of collecting materials for nidification, and portray bird song either written in longhand notation or translated into visual bytes of Morse Code. Claudine Metrick graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a BFA in painting.